First initiatives for recycling started already in the seventies, which makes us – at least in the western world – pretty confident that we know why, what, and how to recycle. But is that really so?
First initiatives for recycling started already in the seventies, which makes us – at least in the western world – pretty confident that we know why, what, and how to recycle. But is that really so?
European countries have a long history of fighting against pollution and enforcing laws that protect the environment and human health. Still, overpopulation and mass consumerism are forcing us to make efforts and find better solutions to ensure a safe future on our planet. One of the issues we can...
Have you ever thought about how much waste do we produce a day? Maybe you think you are leading a pretty close-to-zero-waste lifestyle by consciously avoiding certain plastic products like water bottles or grocery bags. However, there are still numerous other items you have been using and disposing...
It is common knowledge that plastic pollution is one of the biggest challenges we as humanity will be facing in the future. Each year, 500 million tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide, and the World Economic Forum stated that by 2050 there could be more plastics in the ocean than fish. With all...
In a world flooded with plastic, you must have come across a recycle loop symbol. The three arrows looping back on themselves in a clockwise direction are among the most recognizable images in the world. However, not many consumers know all the specifics that this familiar character is presenting.
In a globalized world, where economic prosperity is reaching even the most remote parts of our planet and the exponent population growth is demanding a production on a scale never seen before in the human history, there is little we can do to avoid a flood of uncontrolled pollution. Or is it?
